pymy
Kari'na edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cariban *pɨmɨ; compare Apalaí pymy, Trió pïmï, Wayana pïmï, Waiwai pïmï, Ye'kwana jümü, Akawaio pïmï, 'mï, Macushi pîmî, 'mî, Yao (South America) boppomery.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pymy (possessed pymyry)
References edit
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 355
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pumu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 393; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 383